Patent Leaderboard
USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Wayzata, MN ranks #1,863 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,759 patents from 278 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Wayzata, MN include Boston Scientific Scimed, King Technology, Target Brands. That works out to 396.7 patents per 1,000 residents, a common benchmark for comparing regional innovation intensity.

Showing 1–50 of 278 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Tracee Eidenschink Boston Scientific Scimed 141
2 Joseph A. King King Technology 137
3 Jason W. Johnson Target Brands 91
#4 Martin L. Mayse Nuvaira 56
#5 David A. Johnson Johnstech International 55
#6 Tracee Eidenschink 41
#7 Richard L. Lindstrom Glaukos 38
#8 Erick Hagstrom Primera Technology 37
#9 Charles L. Truwit University of Minnesota 33
#9 Christopher T. Bernard Calix 33
#11 James A. Truc Pakon 29
#12 Philip K. Zietlow General Mills 28
#13 S. Scott Crump Stratasys 26
#13 William R. Priedeman, Jr. Stratasys 26
#15 Daniel L. Cosentino Cardiocom 25
#15 Timothy C. Cook Uromedica 25
#17 Richard Cornelius Scimed Life Systems 24
#17 David K. Fox Railway Equipment 24
#19 Thomas Kubalak Coloplast A/S 23
#19 John J. Fleischhacker Daig 23
#19 Gerald P. Arne Medtronic 23
#22 Thomas H. Rudd Drag Specialties 19
#22 John W. Ryshavy Stempf Automotive Industries 19
#22 Paul M. Skarstad Medtronic 19
#22 Alex E. Miller Union Oil Company Of California 19
#22 Victoria A. O'Neill Upsher-Smith Laboratories 19
#27 Linda R. Lorentzen Cornelius Scimed Life Systems 16
#27 Michael Travanty Antares Pharma 16
#29 Thomas E. Hendrickson Honeywell 15
#29 Robert L. Kaster Unknown 15
#29 Ronald R. Lentz The Pillsbury 15
#32 Earl W. Clausen 3M 14
#32 Charles V. Burton Spinal Designs International 14
#34 William W. Bassett Gas Research Institute 13
#34 Thomas D. Brostrom Medtronic 13
#34 Wayne A. Soehren Honeywell 13
#34 Anand Gopinath University of Minnesota 13
#38 Dennis M. Petrich Wavecrest 10
#38 William G. Robinson Sunrise Medical Hhg 10
#38 Buddy L. Snow Boston Scientific Scimed 10
#38 Scott Hayes Curators Of The University Of Missouri 10
#38 Zeeshan H. Syed MIT 10
#43 Edgar R. Mallison Honeywell 9
#43 Richard Cornelius Unknown 9
#45 Joshua J. Hackney Unknown 8
#45 David Kelsey IBM 8
#45 Kirk Anthony Shibley Atropos Limited 8
#45 Dale A. Spencer Ballast Medical 8
#45 Kenneth L. Evenstad Upsher-Smith Laboratories 8
#45 James L. Stinson General Mills 8

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